Tag: Cryptocurrencies
U.S. crypto regulators moved on their own after Congress stalled, with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission sending a market-structure rulemaking to the White House and the Securities and Exchange Commission opening a temporary path for onchain stock trading. The shift comes two days after the Senate voted 49-50 against advancing the Clarity Act, short of the 60 votes needed to proceed.
On Thursday, the CFTC filed Regulation Crypto Asset...
Crypto Markets React to #FedRateWatch As Traders Anticipate Federal Reserve Policy Shifts
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Cryptocurrency traders are closely tracking macroeconomic indicators under the #FedRateWatch tag as the Federal Reserve prepares for its upcoming monetary policy meeting.
Market participants are pricing in potential shifts in interest rates, which historically impact digital asset liquidity, risk appetite, and leverage across centralized and decentralized exchanges.
Analysts note that institutional capital flows remain sensitive to incoming...
Shiny Coins #26 – Warsh Hikes, Zcash Prints $1,500, Uniswap Gets the Stock Tape
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Friday, September 18, 2026. Bitcoin last printed around $81,200, up about +5% on seven days that started with a Fed chair and ended with an $81k screenshot. Last Saturday we sat near $77,280 waiting for Wednesday. The FOMC delivered exactly what the hot core print had advertised: a unanimous 25-basis-point hike to a 3.75–4.00% funds range — the first increase since 2023 — and a dot plot that still wants another quarter-point before...
Federal Reserve Dot Plot Signals Higher Terminal Rate Expectations Amid Sticky Inflation
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The updated Federal Reserve economic projections and dot plot have sparked discussions regarding potential monetary tightening paths.
Digital asset markets reacted to the macroeconomic outlook, with Bitcoin and major altcoins experiencing volatility following the release.
Traders and analysts are reassessing their interest rate expectations as policymakers navigate persistent inflation metrics.
Financial markets and cryptocurrency investors...
SEC Grants Five-Year Innovation Exemption for Onchain Tokenized Stock Trading
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The SEC on Sept. 17 issued a five-year Innovation Exemption allowing Tokenized Securities Venues to trade tokenized NMS stocks onchain without registering as exchanges.
The order also exempts certain liquidity providers from the Exchange Act’s dealer definition.
Tokens must confer the same rights as traditional shares; synthetics are excluded and issuers may object to third-party tokenization.
Chair Paul Atkins framed the order as a response...


